Troubled by Mercury Fillings? You Can Speak Out
The single largest exposure to mercury for most people comes from dental “silver” mercury amalgam fillings. And dental mercury, to put it bluntly, is a problem. When it comes to the harmful effects of dental mercury, there are countless reports of harm. You’re...
For Full & Fair Dental Insurance Reimbursement, DEMAND Your Choice
This week is Mercury Awareness Week, a joint campaign by Dr. Mercola and Consumers for Dental Choice to educate people on the problem of dental mercury and the promise of a mercury-free future. Until August 28, 2016, any donation you make to Consumers’ will be matched...
Then/Now: Mercury Amalgam Fillings & Human Health
In 1990, Morley Safer framed a 60 Minutes episode around one simple question: “Is There a Poison in Your Mouth?” He was referring, of course, to those little “silver” fillings that many people, especially in 1990, didn’t know contain at least 50% mercury. This classic...
Celebrating Mercury-Free Dentistry
Filling cavities may seem like a really modern thing, but archaeologists have shown that the practice goes way, way back. The earliest known filling is about 6500 years old and made of beeswax. More recently, an even older tooth was found to have once been “drilled”...
Amalgam, Mercury & the Developing Brain
One argument you hear some dentists make in defense of amalgam is that it’s a sturdier, stronger and more forgiving material to work with. They may point to studies such as the one recently published in the European Journal of Paediatric Dentistry, which found that...
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2017-05-04 17:16:56
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2017-01-27 15:31:32
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2013-12-02 20:03:33
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